title: Allium formosum Sennikov & Lazkov (Amaryllidaceae), a new species from Kyrgyzstan.
abstract: Allium formosum Sennikov & Lazkov sp. nov. is described as new to science and illustrated. This species is the second member of Allium sect. Spathulata F.O.Khass. & R.M.Fritsch, being different from Allium spathulatum F.O.Khass. & R.M.Fritsch in larger, broader, obtuse and more intensely purple-coloured tepals, and in a more robust habit. It is a local endemic of Babash-Ata Mt. Range situated east of Fergana Valley in Kyrgyzstan, recommended for legal protection as Endangered because of the very small population size in its only locality.
authors.affiliation: Botanical Museum, Finnish Museum of Natural History, P.O. Box 7, 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland; & Herbarium, Komarov Botanical Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, Prof. Popov str. 2, 197376 St. Petersburg, Russia.
authors.forename: Alexander N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Sennikov
authors.forename: Georgy A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Lazkov
keywords: Central Asia; Western Tian-Shan; conservation; endemism; hotspot; new species; plant protection